Colour

#E2D5F6

#E2D5F6
Violet
Light
Nearest: Thistle

#E2D5F6 is a violet with RGB values 226, 213, 246 and HSL 264°, 65%, 90%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.

Colour values

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HEX#E2D5F6

RGBrgb(226, 213, 246)

RGB (0–1)0.8863, 0.8353, 0.9647

RGB percentages88.6%, 83.5%, 96.5%

HSLhsl(263.6, 64.7%, 90%)

HSV / HSBhsv(263.6, 13.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 13.4%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,865,910

CSS custom property--colour: #E2D5F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.70411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness220.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.08:1

Contrast with white1.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#1D2A09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D0DAF8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original

Deuteranopia#D2DAF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#DFD9E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.39:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 9.3 Lavender · ΔE 9.6 Light steelblue · ΔE 14.7 Lavender blush · ΔE 17.1 Gainsboro · ΔE 17.9 Ghost white · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 9.26, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E9F6D5

Analogous#D5D9F6, #F3D5F6

Triadic#F6E2D5, #D5F6E2

Split complementary#F6F3D5, #D9F6D5

Tetradic#F6D5D9, #E9F6D5, #D5F6F3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#FFFFFF

Darker −10%#C5ABED

Darker −20%#A881E4

Darker −30%#8B57DB

Darker −40%#6E2DD2

More saturated +25%#E1CFFC

Less saturated −25%#E3DBF0

Channel breakdown

R226

G213

B246

Red226 (88.6%)

Green213 (83.5%)

Blue246 (96.5%)

Hue263.64°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness90%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR E2 · G D5 · B F6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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